John Gordon with the NWS said an EF-0 tornado bounced up and down for about 30 seconds on a half-mile track with 80 mph winds in Elizabeth.

"So about a half a mile, 80 mph winds, probably about 150 yards wide but very sporadic,” Gordon said.

"Things were flying, you could hear it and it sounded like a big suction, like a vacuum just sucking," said resident Teresa Campbell.

"I was always told it sounded like a freight train. It wasn't no freight train coming through here. It sounded like a big vacuum cleaner over our house,” neighbor Matt Marion said.

The storm damaged the former Riverside Presbyterian Church.

Campbell’s barn and an old school house on her property suffered heavy damage. Her home also lost shingles.

"This property has been in the family for almost 200 years, actually. It was given to Adam Glaze in 1813 by President James Madison," Campbell said.

Nearby, Marion's shed was scattered everywhere. He has lived at his home for 25 years, but never has he experienced a tornado like this one.

"We've seen them. We've seen them go up the river. But we've never had it come this close in person like we've had today,” he said.

No injuries were reported, but the storm caused significant damage.

Several trees were also knocked down.

"It was kind of skipping and bouncing along the way, and as it does, you'll see some shredding of the trees and a couple of uprooting of the trees. Roofs are going in both directions, not just east, which is what you'll see in a straight-line wind,” Gordon said.

Despite heavy damage, Campbell was still in good spirits Wednesday morning.

"We're all lucky it's just property damage and no one was injured. That's what we're thankful for,” she said.

Campbell and Marion said they have insurance and will rebuild and move on.

They said they are also thankful many have already reached out and offered help.

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